Tuesday, July 11, 2006
SEVERE WEATHER: Mohican Tornado - July 10, 2006

Using the Power of 5 LIVE Doppler Network, Chief Meteorologist Mark Johnson pinpointed the exact location of the Ashland County Tornado at approximately 3:45 pm. The red circles show the areas where ground level wind damage was occurring near Mohican State Park south of Loudonville. Heavy flooding rainfall is also indicated in white.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
From MONDAY, JULY 10, 2006
"THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND OHIO HAS DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE IN SOUTHEAST RICHLAND AND SOUTHWEST ASHLAND COUNTY WAS THE RESULT OF A TORNADO. IT APPEARS A TORNADO ORIGINATED APPROXIMATELY 3:40 PM ON JULY 10TH NEAR PLEASANT HILL LAKE AND MALABAR FARMS IN RICHLAND COUNTY. THE TORNADO THEN TRACKED TO THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST INTO THE MOHICAN MEMORIAL STATE FOREST OF ASHLAND COUNTY."
EVENT: TORNADO
FUJITA SCALE: F1
WIND SPEED: 100 TO 110 MPH
TIME: AROUND 3:40 PM
LENGTH OF PATH: 5 TO 7 MILES INTERMITTENT
WIDTH OF PATH: 25-50 YARDS
Additional damage reports related to tornado:
APPROX. 04:00 PM TORNADO (SEE ABOVE FOR INTENSITY)
MALABAR FARMS STATE PARK in RICHLAND COUNTY
Reported by PARK MANAGER
"TWO BUILDINGS LOST ROOFS AND MORE THAN 30 TREES DOWN."
Posted at 6:18 PM by Mark Johnson
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